In Generations Lost, you are Monobe, a man who knows nothing of his past or that of his people. In an epic journey of discovery, exploration, and self-realization, you must make your way through six sectors of the world, searching for answers, and getting in some fighting along the way, too. Armed with your special magic suit, complete with an Energy Radiator, you'll have to fight seemingly hundreds of evil creatures and solve challenging puzzles that will help you piece together the knowledge that you seek. If you are brave enough, strong enough, and smart enough, you will uncover the mystery of your (and your people's) past, but will it provide the answers you were looking for?

The most intriguing piece of the game is its storyline. In the beginning of your quest, you know very little about what you're looking for and what you'll find.

As the story progresses, you learn more about your people's past and why things as they are today, and the clouds of ignorance and superstition disappear in the end as you learn the truth behind your entire civilization.

Your journey will be a perilous one so Geezer has seen fit to provide you with a suit of strange and magical powers. The suit's primary purpose is to provide you with an Energy Radiator, a special weapon that also acts as a device that enables you to move around. It is only effective when fully energized.

After using the Energy Radiator, you must wait a few seconds for it to reenergize itself before you can operate it again. When used as a means of transport, the “E-Rad” sends a repelling beam that enables you to climb up or down to formerly unreachable places. When used as a weapon, the Energy Radiator fires like a gun. Jumping on a Quick-Charger will give your weapon the added capability of rapid fire. Shooting, punching and avoiding flying Camorocks, stone-throwing Armafers and other enemies is indeed a big part of your job, but you must also explore hidden rooms and solve puzzles.

Another useful device in this game is a Plunker. Plunkers are active only in Plunker zones, which are marked by Plunker Markers. You can use these nifty items to travel fast while eluding enemies and other dangers and to swing over land and water. Some of the items in this game (such as shields and pieces of the Polyphase Conducter) are concealed inside lockers, which can be opened only if you have a key. You'll find one key hidden near each locker.

There are six platform-ridden levels for you to explore in this game, each with up to five separate sectors. Situated throughout the jungles, buildings, caves and other places are Transnodes, which are chambers that enable you to transport between levels. Sometimes you will need to have certain items in your inventory prior to transporting or you will get an “ACCESS DENIED” message. When you are ready to stop playing, a password feature will let you begin a future game at any of the checkpoints you have reached.

You begin Generations Lost with three lives and can accumulate more by collecting power-ups. A life energy indicator in the upper left corner of the screen lets you know how healthy you are. Every time you make contact with an obstacle or enemy, you lose a portion of life energy. You can restore your life energy by jumping on health power-up platforms that are located at various points within the levels. The game ends only when you run out of lives or come to understand the fate of the lost generations – and your own destiny.

Generations Lost features:

• You're Monobe
• Use your Energy Radiator as a weapon and as a way to move around easily
• Six levels of unique challenges
• Uncover the secrets of your past

Graphics are done quite well. The forests and jungles and lush and expansive. Temple ruins are suitable stoic, and the futuristic control centers and spacecraft interiors appear dark yet colorful. Characters, enemies and in-game dialogues all animate smoothly and consistently and just look great. Audio works well too, with the various sound effects fitting the corresponding graphics. The real stand-out here is the soundtrack, a unique and memorable tune for each sublevel within the game adding both mystery and atmosphere.